This blog is meant for the advancement, redemption, and self actualization of those who suffer from and are susceptible to bullying. Through the Four Pillars and their progeny, we can move forward and become the men we were meant to be!

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Hey All! This week we celebrate the New Year of the Jewish Calendar. Makes me realize a few things:

When I was younger, I was one of those kids who actually liked learning about my religion. I took to it really well, made my relatives proud on my Bar Mitzvah day, and gained a very large understanding of topics not everyone thought about.

The only problem was the swelled head I got. Even though what I was learning about would be considered positive and wholesome, I became arrogant. I'd look at everyone else who wasn't as knowledgeable as I was and think that they were beneath me. I'd get upset at people who didn't love the services as much as I did, and I had nothing kind to say to those who were not religious. Bottom line, a large part of this religious awakening included a huge amount of anger towards those who did not believe or practice like me.

Fortunately for me, I had parents who were not afraid to hold me in check and refused to tolerate this kind of behavior. Because of that, this anger eventually stopped.

Today, I am far less religious. With all due respect to the traditions of my religion and ethnic group, I think I'm a lot better off. I'm a lot more likely to not notice or care that others' religious beliefs or practices are different from mine, or non-existent. Compared to how I was, that's a huge giant step.

Believe it or not, but we Betas are very likely to harbor just as much anger at "the rest of them," albeit for very different reasons. But whether that anger is justified or not, if it can't be used for constructive and pro-active purposes, as opposed to cutting others down and slandering their names, it needs to be held in check. If you don't have parents around to hold it in check for you, then start doing it yourself. You'll also be better off in spades.

Nothing you do, perform, or believe is worth it if it makes you intolerant. That's the alpholes' province, and not ours. It'll burn you out from the inside.

"Ummmm, Daaaaaave?" Yup, saw you coming.

The theme of this blog is to be vigilant towards the alpholes, and to inoculate ourselves against the disease of self-loathing that they spew. It is not be intolerant towards them as people. By all means, make yourselves Bold and Bulletproof when confronted with what they do, but don't hate them. Understand that not everyone had our upbringing, as referenced above, and don't try to judge them by our yardstick. Just keep walking your path, and don't be deterred by those who aren't.

I EXIST. I MATTER. I BELONG. I DESERVE.I AM BOLD. I AM BULLETPROOF. I AM ME.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Next year's presidential election sure is getting a lot of attention. Moreso than usual due to the celebrity status it's been granted.

By now, the message of this blog should be apparent. But as it pertains to Donald Trump, a little clarification is needed.

(1) Our country is getting closer and closer to another civil war. We have a government that does not meet the needs of its people, and it's ripe for a change.
(2) We have people who come this country, most of them for the most valid of reasons, but completely disregard the requirements to become citizens. This issue can't be ignored, minimized, or swept under the rug because the result is to allow laws to have no meaning.
(3) We have become weak in the eyes of our adversaries and many of our allies. This needs to change.

On those issues, Trump is 100% right. We really do need a stronger leader to "Make America Great Again."

HOWEVER, this blog condemns some of the things Mr. Trump does:
(1) Megyn Kelly is known for asking tough questions. Whether her choice to ask Trump about his behavior was right or wrong was a judgment call, but his choice to make the issue personal was unacceptable. His statements on Twitter to or about Megyn Kelly were juvenile, immature, and unpresidential. He could have simply explained that he is not concerned with political correctness and that he saw nothing wrong with his prior comments, and ended it.
(2) Jorge Ramos needs to chill out and get off his high horse. But using hired muscle to escort him out of the room merely because he's being rude and obnoxious was completely unnecessary, as was telling him to "go back to Univision." He could have simply refused to engage him until he was ready to do so, or simply elected not to answer his questions. Ejecting him only backfired on him, and enabled Ramos to go on "The Kelly File" and be treated like a welcomed guest out of knowing sympathy.

Yes, he is leading in the polls. How could he not be? It's fun to hear somebody say things we won't because we still believe in respect. It's entertaining to see someone be a goofball - why do you think the jock/bully types get so much attention below the undergraduate level? And it's actually fun to hear someone be irreverent when everyone else thinks they need to play it close to the vest.

However, none of that means he will be elected, or that he will be a good president if elected!

This blog will reciprocate the pledge Mr. Trump made to support the eventual Republican nominee, and we will support him if he is nominated. That being said, we do not condone his bullying behavior, his disrespectful tone, and his undignified manner, no matter how funny it was on The Apprentice. There is absolutely, positively, no reason to be a bully in order to be an effective leader, and anyone who thinks otherwise has insecurities that we can't remove.